ATTRACTIONS

Amusements

• New Haven Green
  Downtown • New Haven, CT 06512
  A village plan with many churches, and examples of Gothic, Federalist, and Georgian design

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Amistad Memorial
  165 Church Street • New Haven, CT 06511
  This monument of Sengbe Pieh (known as Joseph Cinque) stands on the former site of the New Haven Jail, where illegally kidnapped Africans were imprisoned in 1839 while awaiting trial. It is a 14-foot sculpture cast in bronze highlighting the capture, trial and return home of Sengbe and his fellow captives.   map

• Black Rock Foot and Fort Nathan Hale
  Woodward Avenue • New Haven, CT 06512
  203-946-8790
  Visit an historic fort from the revolutionary war that commands spectacular views.

• Freedom Schooner Amistad
  New Haven Harbor
  866-AMISTAD
  Long Wharf Pier is the homeport for Freedom Schooner Amistad. The Freedom Schooner is owned and operated by AMISTAD America and sails to ports nationally and internationally representing the themes of Amistad triumph: racial reconciliation through perseverance, cooperation, and leadership. Amistad is open to the public April through September (the schedule is subject to change - call or visit their web site for availability). more...

Libraries & Research Centers

• Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
  121 Wall Street • New Haven, CT 06520
  203-432-2977
  The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library contains the principal rare books and literary manuscripts of Yale University and serves as a center for research by students, faculty, and other scholars, whether affiliated with Yale or not.  more...

Museums & Galleries

• City Gallery
  994 State Street • New Haven, CT 06511
  203-782-2489
  Contemporary art in New Haven since 2003. Open Thursday through Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. or by appointment. more...  map

• Ethnic Heritage Center
  270 Fitch Street, Building #1 • New Haven, CT 06515
  203-392-6126
  Southern Connecticut State University's Ethnic Heritage Center is a non-profit ethnic heritage archives, museum and research center associated with five ethnic historical societies: the Greater New Haven African-American Historical Society, Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society, Italian-American Historical Society of Connecticut, Jewish Historical Society of Greater New Haven and the Connecticut Ukrainian-American Historical Society. The Center offers permanent and changing exhibits, sponsors readings, and makes available its archival holdings for research. more...  map

• Knights of Columbus Museum
  1 State Street • New Haven, CT 06511
  203-865-0400
  Close to the organization’s international headquarters, the Knights of Columbus Museum offers periodic world-class exhibitions of art and artifacts, particularly those representing the heritage of Catholicism; and serves as an archive, a repository and a gallery for documents and artifacts pertaining to the Catholic fraternal organization’s foundation, history and activities. Its permanent collections of Christopher Columbus and papal memorabilia are also on regular exhibition. more...  map

• Peabody Museum of Natural History
  At Whitney Avenue and Sachem Street • New Haven, CT 06520
  In the Science Hill Section of the Yale Campus
  203-432-5050
  The Peabody Museum of Natural History's world-class collections numbering over 12 million specimens and growing among 11 curatorial divisions relate to anthropology, zoology, paleontology, entomology, ornithology, geology, mineralogy, meteorites, and historical scientific instruments. The Yale Peabody Museum is also home to Rudolph F. Zallinger’s murals: The Age of Reptiles and The Age of Mammals. more...  map

• Yale Center for British Art
  1080 Chapel Street • New Haven, CT 06520
  203-432-2800
  With a collection of paintings‚ sculpture‚ drawings‚ prints‚ rare books and manuscripts that reflect the development of British art‚ life and thought from the Elizabethan period onward, the Yale Center for British Art houses the largest and most comprehensive collection of British art outside the United Kingdom. Exhibitions and educational programs‚ including films‚ concerts‚ lectures‚ tours and special events, are held throughout the year the Yale Center for British Art. more...  map

• Yale University Art Gallery
  1111 Chapel Street • New Haven, CT 06520
  Located at York Street
  203-432-0600
  The Yale University Art Gallery offers a permanent collection of more than 180,000 pieces, including African art, American decorative arts, American paintings and sculpture, ancient art, art of the ancient Americas, Asian art, coins and medals, early European art, and modern and contemporary pieces. more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• East Rock Park
  Corner of Orange & Cold Springs Streets • New Haven, CT 06511
  203-946-6086
  A spectacular view of Long Island with a bird sanctuary, nature trails, and picnic facilities.

• Edgewood Park
  Edgewood Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515
  203-946-8028
  A 123-acre park with playground and recreational facilities.

• Lighthouse Point Park
  2 Lighthouse Road • New Haven, CT 06512
  203-946-8005
  Visit this 82-acre park on Long Island offering swimming, nature history displays, picnic grove, and a bird sanctuary.  map